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2017 Rally de Portugal – Part 5

Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt secured their best result at Rally de Portugal this weekend, but the challenging terrain delivered something of a mixed bag for the British pairing – flashes of speed offset with challenges.

When feeling comfortable behind the wheel of his DMACK-shod Fiesta, Evans hinted at what was achievable – less than a second adrift of the stage victory on a number of occasions.

A puncture, an off-road excursion and a struggle with inconsistent grip levels dropped him down the order, but he regrouped to take sixth place and an additional three points from the Power Stage at the end of the rally.

It’s been a rally of ups and downs. It’s not been the perfect weekend, but there are plenty of good things to take away. It wasn’t ideal that we made the mistake on Saturday, but when the going was good, so was the speed and we have to take that positive forward.